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Cremer Stereographs Collection
Collection
Identifier: FP.2011.003
Abstract
Stereographs represent an early form of "three dimensional" photography. Images are duplicated and placed side-by-side in order to create a three dimensional effect, an effect which is greatly enhanced with the use of a stereoscopic viewer. Stereographs were an extremely popular commercial success in the late 19th century, largely because they were easily reproduceable. This created an availability and affordability which attracted a variety of classes. Many of the stereographs featured in...
Dates:
c. 1880
Fairmount Park Commission 1870 topographical surveys
Collection
Identifier: FP.2024.003
Abstract
Partial set of preliminary topographic surveys used as the basis for Fairmount Park construction plans and maps.
Dates:
c. 1870
Fairmount Park Commission Administrative History
Collection
Identifier: FP.2010.001.002
Abstract
In the early part of the nineteenth century, Philadelphia City Council took action to protect the purity of public water. This involved the acquisition of property on the banks of the Schuylkill River in order to eliminate polluting waste that had previously been generated by various industrial sites along the river. The City’s newly acquired property was dedicated to the health and enjoyment of the citizens of Philadelphia, and became known as Fairmount Park. The Fairmount Park Commission...
Dates:
1860-2011
Fairmount Park Maps, Plans and Drawings
Collection
Identifier: FP.2010.004
Abstract
Items in this collection relate to East and West Fairmount Park, the original components of what has become the vast Fairmount Park system. Unique in its composition, these areas not only contain naturalist landscapes, but they are also home to a truly diverse set of historic and functional structures. In addition to a vast trail system and traditional recreational facilities (such as swimming pools and baseball diamonds), these parks are also home to an array of 18th and 19th century...
Dates:
c. 1750-2023
Fairmount Park "Progress Thru Action" 1970 Photo Album
Collection — Shelf: 6
Identifier: FP.2024.001
Scope and Contents
Album depicting Fairmount Park Commission people, locations, and events from the year 1970. Also contains newspaper clippings and ephemera. Compiled and created by Rickey Bucciero, a Fairmount Park carpenter and Benjamin Franklin impersonator at Fairmount Park events.
Dates:
1970
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park (FDR Park) Maps, Plans and Drawings
Collection
Identifier: FP.2012.007
Abstract
Located along the southern boundary of Philadelphia, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park has been a treasured landmark in the city for nearly a century. Designed in the early 1900s by the prestigious Olmsted Brothers architectural firm, the park was originally named League Island Park as an homage to the marshy wetlands from which it was constructed. Diverse in natural resources, the park's nearly 350 acres of land contain a variety of lakes, ponds, and lagoons in addition to the coastal plain...
Dates:
1901-2019
Glass Plate Negatives
Collection
Identifier: FP.2011.004
Scope and Contents note
Items included in this collection are of the glass plate negative format or the "Woodburytype" lantern slides. Subject matter covered includes the Pennypack region, RittenhouseTown, Fairmount Park races, and East and West Fairmount Park- all circa the late 19th Century.
Dates:
c. 1870-1932
Greber Design Collection
Collection
Identifier: FP.2010.007
Scope and Contents note
The drawings included in this collection are limited to the region of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway from Logan Circle to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It is comprised primarily of landscape plans, but also contains related sketches of details, decorations and embankments.
Dates:
1917-1921
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